To have kept my mouth shut?

[starshine1926]

I went into my local shop this morning and the female shop assistant was wearing a Xmas jumper. Not unusual for the time of year you might think. A black jumper with pretty red and green sparkly bits including bells.
But underneath the design were the words in big gold letters, 'Gingle Bells'.
I said nothing because I know the woman and didn't want to spoil her day. But really, this is right up there with redundant apostrophes and other language crimes.
Still wish I'd said something now .

including bells

But really, this is right up there with redundant apostrophes and other language crimes.

No it's right up there with 'Should have gone to Specsavers'

Well done for not saying anything. It would have proved embarrassing on your part if you had!
As others have said, it's a fairly obvious pun.

Well it's better than what I intially misread in your op. I read it as Ginger Balls and wondering what that had to do with a Christmas jumper.

As a million posters will tell you, it's a pun on gin. Never got the gin obsession myself, but then again I'm more of a beer person.

Ha ha! Yet another of the dozens of gin puns that are about. Let the fun be gin etc.

Chin up, op, it's your lucky day.
Gust think, you could be cringing till Christmas if you'd said anything.

Did you really think it was a spelling mistake? Really?

Have you not noticed that gin is sort of a big thing, and there are many phrases being made into puns using "gin" as the gimmick? Its everywhere.

Oooh the Mumsnet claws are out!! No need for the sarky comments. No, I don't miss puns and if there had been a glass or bottle on the jumper it would have been obvious. We're not all obsessed by gin (and I'm a gin drinker). I haven't seen these in the shops but then I don't wear Xmas jumpers. At least I don't write 'should of' .

OP, when you are clearly in the wrong, accept it gracefully, don't make yourself look like an arse by trying to be sarcastic about others...

"At least I don't write 'should of' " doesn't make it better. You didn't get the pun and got told so.

at the implication that anyone who doesn't miss the pun is obsessed by gin and sees it everywhere.

No need for the sarky comments? You made bitchy comments regarding spelling and showed your superior self and when all posters comment about your lack of inference skills, you say about claws? Hmmmm

Not sure if this is supposed to be a joke or not so I'll answer as if it's serious. I'm assuming the wording was a play on the word 'Gin'.

Snowhite is probably right - but I'd probably have thought the same as you, and been itching to say something. (I'm not the sharpest knife in the box . . . )

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.

I’ve seen loads of these saying GINgle bells this year. It’s definitely about gin, perhaps badly made, but then it’s a Christmas jumper!

You definitely missed this pun 😂

A fine case of ' judge not lest ye be judged'

“I said nothing because I know the woman and didn't want to spoil her day“ ha ha ha I doubt this person would have given a toss about your ill informed opinion on her Christmas jumper!

Oh yeah all people getting the pun are obsessed by gin! You sound a beer barrel of laughs!

Yeah but, yeah but! 😂
You didn't get the pun, just own it, OP.

You clearly missed the pun in this instance. Then you ran to MN to try and act superior. The sarky comments are entirely warranted in this instance.

Not quite gone the way you hoped, has it OP?

While everyone else’s first thought was a drink pun mine was to query the colour of the assistant’s hair 🤦🏻‍♀️

Me too! But then, I am a redhead, so that might explain it! I kind of want a gingle bells jumper now.

No, I don't miss puns

You do OP